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Tribal

Lots 2785—2880 Found 14,467

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A Papuan headdress ornament (kap kap) in the form of a circular dish-shaped shell plaque with a finely carved openwork turtle…
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A group of five New Guinea Highlands breast ornaments (kina), each with red pigmentation over the shell and fibre neckpiece,…
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Three fishing hooks, kina shell tortoise shell and woven fibre, Papua New Guinea origin, the largest 10.5 cm long
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19th century Maori bone hei tiki (highly polished). Provenance: Purchased at Dunbar Sloane Wellington 20.9.90, $670, Lot 15.…
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Large greenstone hei tiki double sided, probably early 20th century. Provenance: Purchased in Lawson's Auction House, Sydney,…
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A 19th century patu paraoa (whalebone hand club). Spatulate shape reducing to the grip section terminating in eight graduating…
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A painted palm plath ceiling panel, Abelam people, Maprik Region, Papua New Guinea, height 98 cm, width 33 cm
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Early Fijian Rootstock Club. The rootstock of the tree forming the head of the club, the handle incised with zigzag design and…
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Early Fijian Club, of well-balanced proportion. Orthodox incurve at top. Rich redbrown patina. Length 98 cm. Width 16 cm.…
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New Caledonia Bird Head Club. Displaying a hooded medial ridge on the face, bulbous domed eyes soft slightly raised handle end.…
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Bamileke elephant mask, Cameroon, 105 cm high
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A fine Southern Highlands shield (mendi), of wood, the anterior with raised medial ridge, decorated with incised geometric…
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Two various ancient Aboriginal Cornute stones. Sedimentary ceremonial or marker stones probably from Western NSW or Qld.…
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Early Aboriginal boomerang club. Stone-worked hardwood. Use patina. Collected Quilpie QLD. Provenance: Baldwin Spencer…
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Aboriginal Paroo sword club. Dense smooth hardwood with scratches. Small losses. Provenance: Bungan Castle Museum collection.
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Aboriginal Message stick or totem. Flattened spindle form with chip incised pattern. Provenance: Bungan Castle Museum…
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A rare Vokeo Island ceremonial headdress, the wood ancestor mask in classic stylised form, below a tapering woven cane frame…
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A Superb Sawos Ceremonial Mask (mwai), of dense hardwood in classic slender narrow form, decorated with clay set shell and pig…
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Bobby Bunningurr (b.) Swamp scene 1979 ochres on bark 37 x 89 cm
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A Burmese Sutra chest, 19th century, the anterior and sides decorated with mythical scenes in relief, gold paint, red lacquer,…
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Two fine Inuit baskets, of woven whale baleen, the lids decorated with walrus ivory in the form of a walrus and a seal, the…
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Three West African terracotta sculptures, one a Nok sculpture and two Bura figures, Niger, 20-27 cm (3)
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Two Boomerangs, Lake Eyre district, South Australia, with very fine linear decoration front and back, late 19th century, 82 cm…
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A fine aboriginal shield of flat elliptical form, decorated on the front with deep parallel grooves in linear bands…
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A contemporary pounamu Maori hei tiki, hands clasped to thighs, mid to dark tone with pale inclusion to the top of the head.…
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18th century or earlier pounamu hei matau (fish hook style pendant) Partially formed, barb end appears to be incomplete. Well…
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A Pitcairn Island miro wood basket, oval form, carved plaited scalloped rim with turned fixed wood handle, made by Fred…
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A Fijian war club (vunikau), rootstock club with carved protuberances to the top leading to a plain shaft. Length 105 cm
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A Fijian cannibal fork (Ai cula ni bokola), an early example with deep carved star form decoration to the handle and a bulbous…
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An elaborate Maori carved whalebone handled walking stick, the open handle with a stylised figure and multiple masks, fine…
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A Noh mask Japanese bronzed mask. Height 20 cm
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Papua New Guinea carved Kundu drum Sepik River origin, carved wood drum, length 160 cm
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A pounamu toki, Northland, Aotearoa, shaped from pale green inanga greenstone with smaller darker inclusions. With highly…
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Papua New Guinea Gulf area club. Long, flattened ovoid form with incised ancestor figure to tip. Early 20th century. Fine…
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Gulumbu NT, title unknown ochres on bark 95 x 174 cm
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Toki, adze, large argillite toki with well-defined edges, raised curve brow to the blade edge, large chip to cutting edge 32 cm…
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A pair of Javanese garnet inset gold ear ornaments, Majapahit Empire, circa 14th century, each of delicate construction, set…
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Three old Maori pounamu small blades, includes one chisel, one very small adze and another of good dark green tone. Lengths 3.3…
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A beautiful fully carved wooden staff (kakauroa). Entirely carved with notched and curvilinear designs. Tapered and squared end…
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A carved wooden ancestral wall panel (poupou). Carved by Stewart Te Keepa Marsh. In classical traditional form based on the…
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Sepik river crocodile spirit form, Papua New Guinea, carved from single piece of softwood. Strong detail and excellent pigment…
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A pair of Fijian framed tapa clothes 102 x 45 cm
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Bardi shield. Hardwood decorated with red ochre and finely incised designs to front and rear. Kimberley Region, Western…
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An Asmat stone fertility figure, Labeled Kianjiam. 6 cm high
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An aboriginal woven pandanus mat, reputedly woven by a wife of David Malangi, 135 x 125 cm, woven area, 2 metres diameter…
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A Ceremonial Paddle, Mentawai Islands, Indonesia, (mid-late twentieth century), carved wood, 182 cm long
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A Mask, Mugu Village, Mustang, North Nepal, (nineteenth century), carved wood and pigment, 29 cm high. Provenance: Bhola Khanal…
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An Ashanti stool 29 cm high Provenance: Lewis Morley collection
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Vao Island (Malekula) canoe prow, of bird form, in tones of blue and red, length 51 cm
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Large 19th century Australian Aboriginal boomerang lake Eyre, South Australia, of large heavy form, incised with bands of…
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Australian Aboriginal Wunda shield, Western Australia, in hardwood, of elongated oval form, the front incised and coloured with…
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A Maori fish hook, carved bone, paua shell, wood and natural fiber, most likely North Island of New Zealand. 7 cm long. Note:…
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Early Australian Aboriginal shield, Kimberley Region, Western Australia, of elongated oval form, the front incised with central…
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An Indonesian bronze Moko drum, 63 cm high, 52 cm diameter
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An old 19th/20th century Maori carved stylised figured post ex. Whakarewarewa Village the red painted male figure with carved…
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Kete mask, Kuba people, South East Democratic Republic of Congo, Ex Vittorino Meneghelli collection
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18th century Maori matau (fish hook) wooden shank that is extended to form the point limb with a serrated bone point. Length 9…
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Pa kahawai - fishing lure. Trolling lure with wooden body; paua-shell flashing, inlay to in-curve; bone barb with muka binding…
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Hei tiki. In orthodox form, the head tilting to the left one hand resting to chest the other on thigh. Pierced hole to top of…
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A carved wood Balinese dancer sculpture, mid 20th century, by FA pan Akus of Bali, signed under base. Note: FA pan Akus is a…
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A Western Solomon Islands club, made of dense, heavy wood with an elegant teardrop-shaped flattened blade and raised medial…
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A Baule Goli mask Kplekple, ivory coast, large circular and flat face with saw-toothed rim, highlighted with tubular eyes and…
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A fine Tongan headrest, of elegant and slender arching form with flaring terminals, creating a graceful curve. Delicate…
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Copper ships nail shark hook, Cooper ship nails were used as trading currency with Maori during and after the contact period.…
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Pre-European pounamu toki, Kawakawa variety stone. Tapering quadrangular form, uneven poll, sharp cutting edge, polished…
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Lega mask from the Democratic Republic of Congo, wood, pigment, kaolin. 37 cm height
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Pounamu kapeu (ear pendant), Kawakawa variety stone, countersunk hole with brass suspension ring. 15 cm length. Y number pending
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An early 20th century whalebone kotiate, the lobed blade intersected by three concentric rings. The handle pieced for…
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A Central Australian spear thrower (woomera) early 20th century hardwood in narrow form, decorated with classic incised lineal…
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Rare spear thrower (woomera), South Eastern Australia. Carved and engraved hardwood (with custom stand). Provenance: Ex Bega…
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Rennel Island, Solomon Islands club. Oval head, good age patina. Length 86 cm
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A old Schouten Islands hair ornament, men along the coastal Sepik area and Schouten Islands wore these hair pieces in the 19th…
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A large Malekula figure, Vanuatu. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 166 cm
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Aboriginal churinga. Central Australian, long pointed oval stone with annular, tracks and pecked surface. Old inventory no',…
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Songye Kifwebe mask. Dr Congo. Carved wood with ohre pigments. Height 43 cm
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Aboriginal artist unknown, a collection of carved glass spear heads, various sizes and colours. (x 10)
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N'tomo mask Bamana people, Mali. Carved wood with incised decoration. Height 44 cm
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19th century Australian Aboriginal hunting club, Western Australia, of hooked form, with incised line decoration, with ochre…
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Two early central Desert hunting boomerangs, both with fine linear striations, traces of ochre, use and old patina. Provenance:…
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A finely carved and painted shield, Central Australia, the front with fine Central Australian designs in white ochre. 68 x 22.5…
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Waigan Djanghara, natural pigments on bark, approx 73 cm x 26 cm, see verso
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An ancestral figure, finely carved and patina throughout, Cameroon, Central Africa, height 21.5 cm
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An early war shield, Asmat, Central Asmat, West Papua. Provenance: Raymond Charles Williams. This very early Asmat shield, was…
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A Western Highlands shield 124 cm
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Two old Geelvink Bay canoe ornaments, field collected in Wandaman Bay, north Coast West Papua, 1985; these finely carved canoe…
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Admiralty Islands spear, pre 1910, with large obsidian spear head, above carved decoration, accented with shells and natural…
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A Javanese mask, 19th century, stamped with insignia of the Sultan of Surakarta verso, showing signs of a heavily faded…
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Three Fiji Kiakavo clubs, 19th century, [3], these three fine examples are all made from hardwood and of good form, one has the…
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Three old canoe paddles, Lake Sentani, finely incised traditional designs including stylized fish on both sides of the paddle…
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Two fine West Australian Woomeras, [2], both finely incised over the entire front surface, one with zig zag designs and the…
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A large war shield, mount Hagen area, Western Highlands Province, this fine shield with pecked design and ochre painting is…
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An early Massim figure, early 20th century, finely carved from heavy and hardwood, this figure is possible a fragment off a…
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Two Indonesian Tampan Pelepai (ship cloth), south Sumatra, 19th century, textile, each depicting a ship of the dead, framed (2)…
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Good Admiralty Island Kap Kap, of circular form, carved in tortoise shell, with stylised leaf motifs, on circular shell backing…
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19th century boomerang-woomera, with ochre rubbed finish. Bloomfield River, Queensland. Provenance: Ex Stanley Moriarty. 73 cm
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19th century Fijian throwing club. Older ula with fully carved lobed head. Chip carved handgrip, worn from prolonged use.…